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Alutiiq Word of the Week: Jan. 18
Palicuuskiiq; Palit’saq: Police Officer_ Maani palit’sat amlertut.: There are many policemen here. Although police officers are a relatively new addition to Alutiiq villages, law enforcement is not. Until Alaska achieved statehood and its communities fell under a state judicial system, Alutiiq le...
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Kodiak groups look for Pick Click Give donations
The annual Pick. Click. Give. campaign is open, and more than a dozen Kodiak nonprofits are participating. The campaign allows Alaskans to donate a portion of their Permanent Fund dividend to any participating nonprofit organization in Alaska. In 2012, Kodiak residents pledged more than $33,000 t...
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Board of Realtors elect new board officers
The Kodiak Board of Realtors has elected a new board of directors for 2013. Darlene Williamson was elected president; Melanie Ladislao, president elect; Bob Brodie, treasurer; and Lisa Kostelecky, secretary. Kostelecky is the only person who hasn't served on the board of directors before. "Havin...
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Coast Guard Blotter: Jan. 18
Jan. 13 Coast Guard District 17 watchstanders received a request to assist a 31-year-old man aboard the 315-foot processing vessel R M Thorstenson Sunday. He had reportedly suffered a severe foot injury when a mooring line pulled his foot through a chock. The Coast Guard flight surgeon consulted...
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Public Safety Blotter: Jan. 18
Wednesday, Jan. 16 • At 1:08 a.m., an officer stopped an intoxicated man from driving drunk. • At 1:20 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. • At 1:23 a.m., a man consented to a breath test; he was OK to drive. • At 8:23 a.m., an officer gave a man a leash law warning. • At 8:58 a.m....
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Working with my daughter on her review of French fries at Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant. Watch for Brittany’s guest column in the next installment of Island Flavor. (Photo courtesy of Vic Downing)
Island Flavor: A philosophy of goodness at Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant
I catch a lot of flack in my line of work. Not just from colleagues, or from the general readership, or even from food service workers. Most of it comes from my own family. And not simply extended family who never understood my craft. (“Writer, eh? Well, at least you’ll be qualified to fill...
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Sega No. 1 at 285
Leo Sega’s recent stretch of success has catapulted him to the top spot in the most recent wrestling rankings on akmat.org. The Kodiak High School junior is ranked first at 285 pounds after winning his past two tournaments — the Colony Invitational and the Glen Vanderegraw Tournament. Sega was u...
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Another Day in Paradise: Leaving Our Mark Behind
Sometimes I wonder if the world is against me. If I make plans to go hiking on my next day off, I do so knowing that no matter what the forecast says, when I roll out of bed that day it will probably be raining sideways and blowing sixty knots. Or that nice new powder snow that would be fun to le...
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